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676. Words That Wound, Words That Heal

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... that defiles you, but what comes out of your mouth. Our vocabulary is an indication of our intellect. Our words provide a window to our character. Our grammar reveals the degree of our refinement. Our speech is a reflection of our spirit. We must always be careful how we speak to one another in the home. A public service advertisement for the national committee for the prevention of child abuse reminded us of "words that hit as hard as a fist." It listed words that some parents say to their children. "You ...

677. A Christmas Program

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... up here in this stable — no heat —no light —no running water. And right here Mary gave birth do Jesus. We wrapped him up tightly to keep him warm and laid him in the manger of the oxen. It’s all so overwhelming; this new life left in our care, to instruct and guide and protect until he reaches adulthood. Mary is right and I wasn’t hallucinating — there is something holy, something divine, in this little child. I know God will find a way to guide Mary and me as we raise this little Jesus boy. It ...

678. Small Sin, Large Grace

2 Samuel 11:26-27, 12:1-13a

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... be awake is so large that I can't imagine trying to convince you that anyone is really important. David was, after all, a little man in a big world. Why would a universe this large and fertile and big bang ongoing need protoplasmic or genetic repetition? Why would it care about what we do to each other? We live. We die. The universe continues. David just can't be that big a deal. The very problem that causes me to want takes a premature seat — that the world in which we are awake is awesome and awe filled ...

679. Remember the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. “When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large ...

680. Don’t Be Afraid

Luke 12:32-40

Sermon

... over and over. It seems to be one of God's favorite things to say to us: "Do not be afraid." In the verses right before our gospel passage this morning Jesus instructed his disciples not to worry about food or clothes; that they should consider how well God takes care of birds and flowers and grass and he tells them not to be anxious about such things but to "set [their] minds on [God's] kingdom and the rest will come to [them] as well" (12:31). If the disciples are going to continue to follow him they ...

681. Born at Bethlehem — Hope

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... people will be born in the smallest of areas. Christians assert and believe that it is none other than Jesus Christ who Micah writes and speaks about! He is not only the fulfillment of prophecy, but the fulfillment of hope! His rule is a kingship of care, love, and direction in a world that lost its hope. Hope In The Strength Of The Lord (Micah 5:4) His strength comes from surrender, service, and sacrifice. Hope is born to that end. Tom Barnard wrote, “In the spiritual life, there are things that belong ...

682. Running the Race

Philippians 3:4-11, 2 Timothy 4:7

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... the nature of the Christian life. Paul compares the Christian life to running a race. In a series of very carefully chosen verbs Paul dramatically describes the Christian life like a race as he "presses on" toward victory. He "strains forward" to ... and the way we are free from all the stuff that weighs everyone else down, they might also begin to wonder why we don't care about the gold medals and blue ribbons. Under their breath we can hear them mutter, "They must think that they have already won the race ...

683. The Foolishness of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... upside down. You can see why Paul says it sounds like foolishness to the world. If you ask most Christians why Christ came into the world, they will say he came to die for our sins. And that’s true, of course, but if you study the Scriptures carefully, you will see there is another reason Christ came: it was to train an ordinary group of people to take his message to the world. Who was that group of people? The church. Christ started with only 12 men and an unknown number of women. By the time Christ ...

684. Apron Up (Mother's Day)

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in nourishing growing children and families . . . as well as families of faith. We might not have herds of sheep that need to be taken care of today. But we all know there are herds of “lost sheep” that need someone to show them the way, to give them a ... that it left upon our hearts. As we pass on that apron from generation to generation, we pass on our heritage of love and caring. And all the stories of every rip or drip. Like the time . . . The “apron” as a metaphor goes back all the way to the ...

685. Faith’s First Impressions

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... twenty years, trusting in the Holy Spirit is the most adventuresome, ever-changing way of life you can live. 3) Passion. “With full conviction” means “passion.” Passion was Paul’s third “first impression.” Christians need to live passionate lives that care deeply about life and the world. The Thessalonian Christians were bombarded with the religious cultures of both emperor worship and a bucket-load of cultic gods and goddesses. Monotheism to worship just one God and to trust and obey one God ...

686. An Annual Reminder

John 20:1-9

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... of the reminder is the purpose of propagation. Paul wrote to the Corinthians that “I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received.” The language suggests a relay race, and the baton is the gospel. It was handed to him, and he carefully and urgently handed it on to the Corinthians. Of course, it is not meant to stop there. The baton should not end with any one person until the race has been won. Rather, “he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ...

687. Everything Must Go: If I Were a Rich Man

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’” (Luke 12:17-19, ESV) If you listen to those verses carefully you heard the following words a total of ten times – “I” and “my.” He thought that everything that came to him was for him. Even though he had all that he needed he wanted more and he wanted to store his more. He did it for the same reason we ...

688. Digging Deeper

Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... to see how he compiled his gospel and then let the evidence speak for itself. Luke does not just what a good doctor would do, but what a great lawyer would do. He takes the three steps necessary to lay out the best case possible. I. Carefully Investigate the Evidence Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us.” (Luke 1:1, ESV) Luke was not the first person to attempt to write about Jesus. The word for “narrative” is a technical term that ...

689. King Jesus

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... are prepared and equipped by God. Thus, at the start of Jesus' life story, it is important to Luke that the great divine plans be highlighted. Only in this way will the full impact of Jesus' ministry be understood. So we need to honor Mary. But we must be careful not to take any of the attention from her son. Mary's role in the birth of the Messiah was truly unique. Yet it was only a portion of the long and heaven-directed planning by which God took up residence on earth for the salvation of all nations ...

690. Tranquil: The Blessed Village on a Hillside

John 6:25-59

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... Met" to "Dwelling Place of the Disgruntled." There are several lessons that might be learned from this little tale. The story touches on the dangers of greed and selfishness. It says something about the importance of being a thankful people. It is also a warning. Take care lest you kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. For today, let us focus on what it teaches about that persistent issue: What makes people really happy, really satisfied, and really whole? There is a man who lives in a big house in one ...

691. Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... find to represent the pastor and his/her people (cf. Gal. 4:19; also Num. 11:12; see W. A. Meeks, The Moral World of the First Christians [Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986], pp. 125–30). The verb, thalpō, means strictly, “to warm,” but carries its secondary sense, “to care for,” “to cherish” (cf. Eph. 5:29). 2:8 We loved you so much, Paul adds, and the verse ends as it begins on this note, that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. It is ...

692. Saul Takes His Life

1 Chronicles 10:1-14

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... 1–2 Samuel that Saul was the first king, anointed by Samuel, who ruled from Gibeah and Mizpah. We also know of the dark years of Saul’s reign, when he felt threatened by David, until he was killed and David took over as king. A careful comparison of this material with the version in Chronicles, however, shows that the Chronicler omitted almost the entire history of Saul’s reign. Only the narrative of Saul’s death was preserved in 1 Chronicles 10. The Chronicler’s very selective use of the source ...

693. The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... with gimel (goʿer, He rebukes). Verse 5 begins with he (harim, The mountains). Verse 6 almost begins with zayin (zaʿmo, his indignation). Verse 6b begins with khet (khamato, His wrath). Verse 7 begins with tet (tob, good). Verse 7b begins with vav (veyodeaʿ, [and] He cares). Verse 8b begins with kaf (kalah, an end). There are a number of alphabetical poems in the OT, though most are psalms (Lam. 1–4 are other examples). So this is an aspect of the hymn-like nature of verses 1–8 and it may support the ...

694. Two Shepherds

Zechariah 11:4-17

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... the community in one month. In spite of this precise detail, it has been impossible to connect this account to any known historical events. Following the removal of these leaders, God’s relationship with the flock broke down completely, so that the shepherd refused to care for them: “I will not be your shepherd.” With God’s protection removed, the flock was free to tear itself apart, and even to eat one another’s flesh. 11:10–11 We return to the prophet’s sign-act with the symbolic breaking of ...

695. Timeout at Tiberias

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... preacher on the Day of Pentecost--but do you think it would have happened if he had not experienced the grace of Christ after he had denied Christ? He wept when it happened, but he did not stay frozen in his shame. And neither should we. I don’t care what kind of failure you have experienced in your life. A business failure, the failure of your marriage, even a moral failure--Christ wants to help you redeem that failure, to help you learn from that failure, and to use that failure to grow into the kind of ...

696. Timothy and Epaphroditus

Philippians 2:19-30

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... , Epaphroditus had fallen ill. His illness raises questions to which no certain answers can be given. Did he fall ill on his way to Paul, or after he had reached the place where Paul was? The usual view is that it was after his arrival, but careful consideration should be given to the possibility—indeed, the probability—that it was while he was on the way there. G. B. Caird, for example, concludes: “He fell ill on the road from Philippi to Rome, and it was his determination to complete the journey and ...

697. Clean and Unclean Foods

Deuteronomy 14:1-21

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... Yahweh your God.” Verse 2 has the same parallel structure, “A holy people are you . . . ” The picture of Israel as the child (sg.) of Yahweh has been used twice already (1:31; 8:5). There the stress was on God’s action for Israel, in care and discipline. Here, however, the stress is on the other side of the parent-child relationship, namely, the duty of the child to obey the parent’s will. Do not cut (better, “lacerate” or “gash”) yourselves . . . or shave . . . for the dead. (Cf. also Lev ...

698. Jesus, Not Jewish Leaders, Interprets the Torah Rightly

Matthew 15:1-20

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... general Jewish populace might account for such an expectation, as we see reflected here in Matthew. 15:3 And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? The crux of Jesus’ counter-complaint against the Pharisees and teachers is that they care more about the traditions meant to help keep the Torah than about the Torah itself (see 23:16–22). The basic charge is leveled again at 15:6. 15:4 Honor your father and mother. Jesus draws on the fifth commandment (Exod. 20:12) and a ...

699. Lessons on Devotion and Prayer

Luke 11:1-13, Luke 10:38-42

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... eschatological) “day of the Lord.” But Luke’s very precise phrase “each day” and the tense of the verb, which implies “keep on giving,” make that view unlikely. The believer here recognizes that daily survival depends on God’s gracious provision. We live, under his care, one day at a time (cf. the provision of manna in Exod. 16:4). 11:4 Forgive us . . . for we also forgive. Physical need is balanced by spiritual need, and we are as dependent on our Father for the one as for the other. The ...

700. The Woman, the Son, and the Dragon

Revelation 12:1--13:1a

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... :8; 17:8)7and here serves to highlight God’s protection and enthronement of the Son (Phil. 2:5–11; Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:2–6; 5:5). 12:6 The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. God not only protects Jesus his Son from satanic destruction; he also protects his people. Earlier parallels to God’s spiritual protection of his community include the sealing of the 144,000 (7:1–8; 14:1–5) and the empowering of the witnesses ...

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